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NUTS 3 areas of Sweden by death rate

Norrbottens län had the highest death rate of 21 areas in 2019, at 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants. Stockholms län had the lowest, at 6.5 per 1,000 inhabitants. The median was 9.7 per 1,000 inhabitants and the figure for Sweden was 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat, European Commission.

Highest11.3Norrbottens län
Lowest6.5Stockholms län
Median9.721 areas
Sweden8.6History

All areas, 2019

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Norrbottens länNorrbottens län: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants11.3Västernorrlands länVästernorrlands län: 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants11.3Gävleborgs länGävleborgs län: 10.8 per 1,000 inhabitants10.8Jämtlands länJämtlands län: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7Värmlands länVärmlands län: 10.7 per 1,000 inhabitants10.7Dalarnas länDalarnas län: 10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants10.5Gotlands länGotlands län: 10.5 per 1,000 inhabitants10.5Blekinge länBlekinge län: 10.4 per 1,000 inhabitants10.4Kalmar länKalmar län: 10.3 per 1,000 inhabitants10.3Södermanlands länSödermanlands län: 9.8 per 1,000 inhabitants9.8Västerbottens länVästerbottens län: 9.7 per 1,000 inhabitants9.7Västmanlands länVästmanlands län: 9.6 per 1,000 inhabitants9.6Örebro länÖrebro län: 9.4 per 1,000 inhabitants9.4Kronobergs länKronobergs län: 9.1 per 1,000 inhabitants9.1Östergötlands länÖstergötlands län: 8.9 per 1,000 inhabitants8.9Jönköpings länJönköpings län: 8.8 per 1,000 inhabitants8.8Västra Götalands länVästra Götalands län: 8.7 per 1,000 inhabitants8.7Skåne länSkåne län: 8.6 per 1,000 inhabitants8.6Hallands länHallands län: 8.5 per 1,000 inhabitants8.5Uppsala länUppsala län: 7.3 per 1,000 inhabitants7.3Stockholms länStockholms län: 6.5 per 1,000 inhabitants6.5
per 1,000 inhabitants. Source: Eurostat. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

Full ranking

RankAreas2019
per 1,000 inhabitants		Change on 2018
1Norrbottens län11.30 pts
1Västernorrlands län11.3-0.2 pts
3Gävleborgs län10.80 pts
4Jämtlands län10.7-0.3 pts
4Värmlands län10.7-0.4 pts
6Dalarnas län10.5-0.4 pts
6Gotlands län10.5+0.2 pts
8Blekinge län10.4-0.4 pts
9Kalmar län10.3-0.9 pts
10Södermanlands län9.8-0.5 pts
11Västerbottens län9.7-0.5 pts
12Västmanlands län9.6-0.7 pts
13Örebro län9.4-0.4 pts
14Kronobergs län9.1-0.6 pts
15Östergötlands län8.9-0.5 pts
16Jönköpings län8.8-0.8 pts
17Västra Götalands län8.7-0.3 pts
18Skåne län8.6-0.4 pts
19Hallands län8.5-0.5 pts
20Uppsala län7.3-0.4 pts
21Stockholms län6.5-0.5 pts

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About this ranking

Deaths per 1,000 residents during the year.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the areas are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

Eurostat. Crude death rate per 1,000 average residents by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/demo_r_gind3/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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Questions

Which area has the highest death rate?

Norrbottens län, with 11.3 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019, according to Eurostat, European Commission.

Which area has the lowest death rate?

Stockholms län, with 6.5 per 1,000 inhabitants in 2019.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: Eurostat, European Commission, Crude death rate per 1,000 average residents by NUTS 2 and 3 region (demo_r_gind3). Retrieved 2026-10-08.

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